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Replying to: griff252 (Aug 03, 2008 5:59 pm) You might also want to post on the Sonata forum if they have the pre- 2006 car isolated. Five-speed doesn't mean much these days as in the 06.5+ Optimas, all transmissions--manual and auto-- are five speed. |
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It's been 40 days without a post, so I thought I'd keep this thread alive. The car is comfortable enough for a five hour drive, although I'd still like a little more thigh support in the front seat. Seat is a bit too short. My Maxx is more comfortable as a road car. I think the Sonata might be as well. I'm 6'4 but have only a 32 inch inseam so I'm not that long-legged. As I stated in the MPG post, I think it's good for 30 mpg, especially if you put the transmission into fifth. D seems to shift down far too often. Handling is enough tighter compared to my Maxx so that I could see that people not used to GM electric steering would find it a bit sloppy at first drive. I haven't rotated tires yet, tried to when I got my last oil change at Wally-World but they were confused by the tire inflation indicator. So it's to the dealer or a real tire dealer for the next oil change/rotation. Some wear on front tires at 11K, so these things are going to get less mileage and cost a lot more to replace than the standard sixteen inch tires. They didn't have a base car at the dealer when I made the sale in early 07, having second thoughts about the appearance package being worth it given replacement costs. Definitely will skip the Michelins next time. |
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Another month without a post so I'll keep the thread alive by saying its another 30 days without any kind of incident.
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Replying to: csandste (Oct 12, 2008 8:43 am)
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Replying to: mickeyrom (Jul 13, 2008 6:39 pm) Thanks!
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Replying to: kiafish (Oct 13, 2008 7:04 am) 
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Replying to: redptc (Oct 13, 2008 9:01 am) I went to the KIA Global Information System (http://www.kiatechinfo.com) this morning and couldn't locate it on the Glove Box Materials page, but since then the site has been updated and it's there now. The only problem is that I can't seem to figure out whether I should download the 2006 or 2007 PDF. There isn't a specific PDF for the 2006.5 model. Here's the page I found on the GIS site that had the list of manuals: http://www.kiatechinfo.com/TechInfo/Glove/board_view.asp?docu_no=7&page=1 |
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Replying to: cmhj2000 (Oct 12, 2008 4:04 pm)  Just got back form a long trip.Put on 358 miles on this tank, and still have a "range" of 220 more miles. How do you like them apples?
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Replying to: kiafish (Oct 13, 2008 10:44 am) The 06 would probably get you the older car. |
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